Lesser Naked Bat vs Slender Cyperus

Cheiromeles parvidens compared with Cyperus distans

Key Differences

• Lesser Naked Bat is Least Concern while Slender Cyperus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Naked Bat	Slender Cyperus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Molossidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Cheiromeles	Cyperus
Species	Cheiromeles parvidens	Cyperus distans

Conservation Status

Lesser Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Slender Cyperus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Naked Bat	Slender Cyperus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Cyperus

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).